Region: Africa & Middle East

Featured in Border and customs protection around the world

We reveal the challenges of – and solutions for – brand protection at the border points and ports of entry to Qatar.

18 December 2023

In this week’s Saturday opinion, an IP practitioner in Iran offers her observations on the value of intellectual property to local women entrepreneurs and progress in the field.

16 December 2023

A recent ruling by the Tanzania Trade and Service Marks Office demonstrates a very strict adherence to, and enforcement of, the time limits set forth by the Trade and Service Marks Act.

11 December 2023

This decision of the Western Cape High Court is noteworthy in that it deals with passing off in respect of an entire range of products, rather than a single product-to-product comparison.

06 December 2023

The trademark community has just one week left to nominate its leading in-house departments and leaders for the prestigious WTR Industry Awards 2024 and the forthcoming edition of the WTR 300.

01 December 2023

WTR has launched the 2023 edition of our groundbreaking survey aimed at shedding light on the current state of online IP protection.

03 November 2023

Featured in The Trademark Prosecution Review 2025

While any person or legal entity in Israel may obtain protection for its mark, there is an exhaustive list of marks that are not eligible for registration. The new Practice Paper aims to determine the distinctiveness of word marks and design marks.

27 October 2023

The ruling in this case illustrates an increase in the exercise of the registrar’s discretion to achieve just ends.

23 October 2023

In our latest round-up, we look at Rolex topping the list of seized counterfeit watches in South Korea, police issuing a warning over a fake Wilko website, and much more.

17 October 2023

This Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment clarifies that Section 10(17) of the Trademarks Act is not limited to cases involving dissimilar goods or services.

10 October 2023